Power supply

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• Quizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,518

  September 2012

  It might work, but I wouldn't recommend it, as it's a relic of another era.  What was fine in 2005 isn't necessarily fine today, and power supplies have come a long way since then.  Of that "600 W", only 432 W is on the +12 V rails, and that's divided exactly evenly between two separate +12 V rails.

  Besides, power supplies tend to lose performance as time passes, so even if it could have handled the load while new, it's not automatic that it can still do so seven years later.  It doesn't have to cost a lot to get something new:

  http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=59615&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1219
• spadge3k00 Member Posts: 56

  September 2012

  quizz hit the nail on the head mate, in my experiance they do tend to go crappy after a year or so, id pick up a new 650 or more jus to be on the safe side, u dont want to buy a new system get it all going an BAM ur supply dies wich then takes up gaming time while ur waiting fo a new 1 :P
• spadge3k00 Member Posts: 56

  September 2012

  just to add after i checked the linky ^^ i have the same supply but 750w an im quite impressed with it
• mlmw Member Posts: 29

  September 2012

  Thanks guys. Kinda sucks cause that PS only saw about a month or two of use.

  Oh well, I can use it for something else, plus another $50 or so is nothing.
• Quizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,518

  September 2012

  Originally posted by spadge3k00
  just to add after i checked the linky ^^ i have the same supply but 750w an im quite impressed with it

  In spite of the similar name, the 750 W power supply you have is an entirely different line from the one I linked.  The 450 and 550 W XFX Core power supplies are based on the Seasonic S12II platform that is also sold as the Antec High Current Gamer line.  The 650, 750, and 850 W XFX Core power supplies are based on a different Seasonic platform that is also used in the Corsair TX V2 and NZXT Hale82 lines.
• mlmw Member Posts: 29

  September 2012

  Originally posted by Quizzical

  It might work, but I wouldn't recommend it, as it's a relic of another era.  What was fine in 2005 isn't necessarily fine today, and power supplies have come a long way since then.  Of that "600 W", only 432 W is on the +12 V rails, and that's divided exactly evenly between two separate +12 V rails.

  Besides, power supplies tend to lose performance as time passes, so even if it could have handled the load while new, it's not automatic that it can still do so seven years later.  It doesn't have to cost a lot to get something new:

  http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=59615&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1219

  Quizzical would that PS be enough if I wanted to OC the CPU and GPU or would I need something bigger? And if so any recommendations?
• Quizzical Member LegendaryPosts: 25,518

  September 2012

  Originally posted by mlmw

  Originally posted by Quizzical

  It might work, but I wouldn't recommend it, as it's a relic of another era.  What was fine in 2005 isn't necessarily fine today, and power supplies have come a long way since then.  Of that "600 W", only 432 W is on the +12 V rails, and that's divided exactly evenly between two separate +12 V rails.

  Besides, power supplies tend to lose performance as time passes, so even if it could have handled the load while new, it's not automatic that it can still do so seven years later.  It doesn't have to cost a lot to get something new:

  http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=59615&vpn=P1550SXXB9&manufacture=XFX&promoid=1219

  Quizzical would that PS be enough if I wanted to OC the CPU and GPU or would I need something bigger? And if so any recommendations?

  If you're looking to overclock, then reusing the power supply you already have is pretty much out of the question.  I'd also go for something stronger than what I linked above:

  http://www.ncix.ca/products/?sku=58381&promoid=1219
• mlmw Member Posts: 29

  September 2012

  Thanks again.